January 12, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) on Tuesday announced the inaugural i2iowa Investors and Innovators Forum scheduled for April 12. Held in conjunction with the TAI's annual Prometheus Awards and Pitch and Grow 7, the forum aims to match up entrepreneurs at various stages with investors and funding resources. “The i2iowa Investors and Innovators Forum will … read more
April 19, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our… read more
April 14, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The Technology Association of Iowa released photos today from last Thursday's 2011 Prometheus Awards, the event which honors the top companies and individuals in technology from across the state in the last year. To see this year's full list of winners, see our post: "Prometheus Awards recognize Iowa’s top tech companies." The following are select photos from TAI's official photographer, to see the full album visit technologyiowa.org. read more
April 8, 2011 by Guest Contributor
Des Moines (This is a guest post written by Jordan Lampe, director of communications for Dwolla.) Chock-full of some Iowa’s biggest names, like Pioneer, Principal and Iowa Health (heck, even governor Terry Branstad dropped by), the aerial- and carnival-themed event was yet another successful platform that displayed Iowa’s growing confidence in its own tech industry. Hosted by Frank Russell (formerly of GeoLearning), the light-hearted event highlighted numerous… read more
April 5, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Quite a few events are taking place in the Silicon Prairie this week. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 6, with a Happy Hour Mentorship Kickoff Event hosted by the Kansas City IT Professionals. Thursday is a busy day in Altoona, Iowa with Pitch and Grow IV during the day and the 2011 Prometheus Awards in the evening. Also on Thursday, Silicon Prairie News will be hosting our first-ever Silicon Prairie News Meetup in Omaha at Brazen Head Irish Pub. read more
February 22, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines (Left: Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig (right) holds a 2010 Prometheus award for "Breakout Company of the Year." Photo from Technology Association of Iowa via shutterfly.com.) The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) released the finalists for the 2011 Prometheus Awards this week. The awards, designed to recognize leaders and achievements in technology across… read more
December 9, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The Technology Association of Iowa's annual Prometheus Awards banquet is still several months away but nominations opened today for the 15 categories to be honored. According to TAI, this awards showcase honors companies and individuals who represent the best and brightest in technology and business and have demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation. Here are the categories seeking nominations… read more
April 30, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Our guest on PrairieCast this week was Brad Dwyer, the founder of Hatchlings, an online social game built utilizing the Facebook platform. Brad, a senior at Iowa State University majoring in computer science, is making a lot of waves in Central Iowa's entrepreneur community. Most recently, he took home the award for the Student Innovation of the Year at Technology Association of Iowa's Prometheus Awards. Andy and I talk with Brad about technical aspects of his company and its product… read more
April 20, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Council Bluffs Nathan T. Wright, founder of Des Moines-based Lava Row, recently emceed the Technology Association of Iowa's Prometheus Awards. These awards recognize achievement in the technology sector from across the state. As part of his duties, Nathan made a trip to the western border to see Google's new data center in Council Bluffs. In the video below, Nathan takes a peak inside the facility, meets some of the Google crew, and chats about technology in Iowa with Google's local operations manager… read more
April 7, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Playing on its reputation as the "Academy Awards of Iowa's high tech industry," the fifth annual Prometheus Awards took place last night with a Hollywood-style theme, complete with a celebrity photo booth, award statues, plenty of tuxedos, and even a red carpet. The awards are a production of the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) meant to highlight innovation throughout the state. "This showcase honors companies and individuals who represent the best and brightest in technology and business and have… read more